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Download full textDiamond, Stuart, Ed. – 1978
This report contains the proceedings of the International Literacy Day Conference held in Washington, D.C., on September 8, 1978. It contains a program of conference events, an executive summary, a message from the vice president of the United States, and the text of the proceedings. The proceedings include introductory remarks by Edwin Newman; a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy
King, Kenneth, Ed. – 1978
The nine papers in this document represent the final report of a workshop on research on literacy in developing countries. It is noted in the introduction by Kenneth King that research in literacy tends to be performed by persons who are also literacy activists and that the problem of motivation seems to be central to most literacy research. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Developing Nations, Educational Research
Indian Adult Education Association, New Delhi. – 1980
A conference was held to discuss concerns in adult education for women, in India, where only 18 percent of the women, compared to 40 percent of the men, are literate. A major theme of the conference was motivation--how does one motivate women to attend literacy education? For what reasons should they become literate? Many women see no need or have…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Continuing Education
